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Tatton MP Esther McVey is urging the council to reopen a consultation on a controversial music festival in Wilmslow.

She’s asking Cheshire East Council to allow more people to have their say on whether to allow a two day music event at the Jim Evison playing fields on Altrincham Road.

Ms McVey said she had been contacted by residents who were unaware of plans to hold the event – which could see up to 25,000 people at the site each day.

A public consultation ran across the Christmas holiday period, which the MP says means many residents are only just finding out about the event and their views could go unheard.

Ms McVey said: “Whether or not you are supportive of such a significantly sized event it is important that people who are local to the site are aware of it so that they can express an opinion either way.

“People need to know and be allowed to have their say and many were unaware of the consultation as it was conducted over the festive period, so the right thing to do would be to allow residents to contribute and for the council to take those views into account before a decision is made.

“I am now hearing from people who have written to the council but are being told because the consultation is closed their views will not be considered.”

An application has been submitted to allow the event (expected to take place on Saturday 7th July and Sunday 8th July 2023) with live music 4-10.30pm.

Included in the application it states sound checks would take place from 10am each day.

Ms McVey responded as part of the consultation, setting out her concerns, but says she is receiving letters from a large number of residents concerned about the event and those saying they were unaware of the proposals.

Ms McVey said her concerns weren’t related to the event itself, but about its location and impact on local residents and businesses.

She said: “The issue is not whether a large commercial two day music event should happen in Wilmslow but whether that is the right location given it is on a main arterial road into the town and the congestion it would cause.

“There is also the issue of parking and the potential to have up to 10,000 cars wanting to park to access the event, along with safety concerns that if for any reason the event needed to be evacuated, people would be pushed out onto the road.”

Ms McVey said she will be passing all concerns she receives to Cheshire East Council.

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